Hurray. I have waded through lots of other peoples tutorials looking for just this thing. Thank you for your understandable instructions.

You ARE AN EXCELLENT TEACHER! Short, concise words as you SHOW exactly what you teach! I've been searching for a video like this for 2 months and the ones I found were way too wordy, went on forever and were boring as hell... But yours are short, not wordy and get right to the point and showed me exactly what I wanted to learn--QUICK!

Brilliant! Looking forward to trying this!

This is an amazing video nothing flashy just simple raw information that I was looking for

Thanks for showing, greetings from Austria.!

Wuwaooowwowoww great and simple!

Thanks for the great money saving tutorial.

Great to the point instructions

Awesome video !!!!!!!!! Thanks so very much for sharing your knowledge.

I loved this! Laughed a lot with the whole kitty litter In a blender bit, but I have to say it’s pretty brilliant!

Thanks straight forward and easy...

Great info thanks for sharing.

Thanks for showing i enjoyed it no bullshit easy to listen to and a great result,keep up the good work. All the best from Australia.....

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff! All the best mate :)

Thanks man, you answered all my questions. Great video.

Kitty litter is diatomacious earth. Sand is silica. They are both silica. The dust from it will cause silicosis. You really need to wear a respirator or at the very least a dust mask when working with them to prevent silicosis.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

6 жыл бұрын

Great advice, thanks

@rick5078

5 жыл бұрын

actually the kitty litter he mentioned, the one that lists clay on the label is bentonite clay. but yes a respirator is a must when working with anything this finely powdered.

@DustinMaki1

4 жыл бұрын

The thing that makes play sand OK for kids is that the fine silica has been removed to reduce silicosis risk. Then the kitty litter adds it right back. We pay for that processing when we buy both, and do additional labor to mix them again. How much better is the result of this process than just sifting plain old regular free sand off the ground that already has bentonite in it?

@jasongrinnell1986

3 жыл бұрын

Dustin Maki not sure of what you are talking about. Sand is sand and it does not lose its silica properties. The bentonite clay that is used for cat liter is commonly taken from Wyoming. Never dug up sand with bentonite already in it. I have never seen kids in a play box wear a respirator or on a beach covered in sand. I think people watching this video should wear a respirator for him instead being the little kid that say oooooooohhhhh your not wearing a respirator!!!!!!!!!!

@greenandgold6740

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasongrinnell1986 I think he works for OSHA!! 😂

That´s what I was searching for! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

Great! Glad you stopped by and that it helped you! Consider subscribing if you haven't already. I have other vids involving casting. Have a great day! :)

You know your stuff. Loved!

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate ya watching! :)

Beautiful video, just like a flower.. :)

Awesome video Very easy to understand Thank You

Excellent walkthrough, thanks for taking the time!

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Sir, I love this video so much. I like it better than that other one I saw. I'm going to cast a little silver pendant with this method of making my own green sand. Thank you!

no bs, no nonsense, great instructional vid, thanks

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jonnie! 😊

Great video! I will say though that it’s important to use a mask or to be outdoors when dealing with clay dust. It may seem innocuous but if it gets in your lungs, it’s not coming out.

After watching your video, I scoured the yard sales & Salvation Army for blenders. I set the price at $10/per blender. Found 4-5 blenders at that price. As you pointed out, the blenders are not designed to do these types of operations. Reason that I acquired so many blenders was that I wanted to attempt to pulverize a portion of my "play sand" as well as the Kitty Litter. And yes..., before anyone points out the dangers of inhaling silica sand dust..., all respiratory precautions were done during ALL pulverizing operations.., I worked outside, wore a good quality respirator, and used a large shop fan to blow away the dust. Now my ratio of ingredients is: 4 parts regular "double sifted" play sand, 4 parts "double sifted" pulverized play sand, & 2 parts "double sifted" Kitty Litter. The resulting GreenSand is super fine, and produces a very fine surface on castings. Thank you for your tutelage that helped me formulate my GreenSand! Stay well! Edit: pulverizing play sand really wears out the stainless steel blades on the blenders, and I actually pour the pulverized sand across a molybdenum magnet a few times, and removed a few grams of steel. I'm not sure if that microscopic steel would've caused any issues, but my OCD wouldn't let me not try this step..

Fantastic!

What a great tutorial. This is exactly what I was looking for! I'll be hitting the flea markets and garage sales for the blender. Thank you.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks friend, share it with others...thanks for watching! 😊

thanks for the informative video!

Excellent in every aspect. Off to the store...

Excellent video! Looking to do that today and you just saved me a few hours of searching for bentonite! Thanks!

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

Great, glad you stopped by 👍🏼

Can't wait to try this 👍I just love channels like this, keep em coming😆

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

8 жыл бұрын

I hope you do try, keep me posted!

Great value! Thanks for making it so easy to understand.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :)

Buddy! You're awesome! Seriously thank You!

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

3 жыл бұрын

I am going to send that to my brothers....they dont believe me when I say it :)

Sweet now I can make it.

Just what I needed, Thanks

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 ай бұрын

No problem Dave! Thanks for watching!

Great video! Thanks!

Awesome!!

Great video 👍

Excellent video. Thank you for this.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching & commenting! 😊

Thank you so much! More yard sale shopping in order!!!!

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

8 жыл бұрын

You're Welcome! Check local Craigslist too...."GOLDMINE"

Commenting to save. Thank you!

Excellent job describing your process. Concise, clear, and to the point. Thanks for producing the video. I'm off to buy some play sand and kitty litter. I broke the mast hinge on my sailboat, and it looks like a simple sand casted part. I've always wanted to try my hand at sand casting, so needing a new hinge will be a chance for me to give this a shot. I have subscribed to you channel.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

6 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your casting project! Thx for watching~ Richard

Excellent

Dude, these are great tutorials! Thanks for this.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

9 ай бұрын

Thanks!!!

Thank you for making it so easy.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

3 жыл бұрын

You bet!

Thanks, great information. Thanks for sharing.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam!!

A brilliant clear video, well explained and easy to understand. You did a great job in educating others in learning a skill.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

Liked and subscribed - thank you. Great straightforward manner, not too much talking, but not leaving out any information either. Excellent!

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

5 жыл бұрын

Not too much talking eh? I know hundreds of viewers that would disagree with you! LOL Thanks Rusty! ~ Richard

Thanks mate for the lovely edition also for your time, fantastic👍👍👍

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

4 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Wow thankyou so much

One of the best teaching methods on U Tube. Now to give back- When sand blasting, you can use the cheaper sand, the kind that always clogs your gun, if you sift it the way Sumthin does. You can also sift with a larger sifter, the kind that has a squeeze-actuated arm that does the work. Saves a lotta money! Thanks again, Sumthin! Superior video!

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!!!! Thanks for watching & Happy Holidays! 😊🎉

I’ll second everything Jeff said. This is just what I was looking for as I am already making my wooden pattern and as I’m waiting for different parts to cure, glue, filler ect I want to get on with making the sand. Thanks so much for the lesson and showing how straightforward it really is. After seeing your kitten casting your green sand is more than good enough for me. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!, HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎉😊

Great Video!!

this was great. I've been wanting to experiment on casting brass/aluminum and this seems to be the cheapest and easiest way. thank for showing us this :-)

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

6 жыл бұрын

Aluminum, brass, cast iron....will work for all 😊

Thanks for the video. Answered on of my major questions. That mold looked impressive!

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@MaturePatriot

6 жыл бұрын

Reviewed this again, and would recommend respiratory protection when sifting your sand, and pulverizing your clay. I was very conservative when it came to personal protection, while working in dust environments. Still wound up developing work place asthma/COPD. Stay safe out there.

Thanks for the video. great video!

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

6 жыл бұрын

Hope it helps, Thanks!

Great tip. Liked and subscribed 👍

Thanks for that, it's a huge help. I've been asked to make a ring out of scrap gold which I'm looking forward to but I'm a complete novice at casting with no kit whatsoever so I'll be making what I need as much as possible.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

Жыл бұрын

thats awesome! if making jewelry look into lost wax casting

Exactly the info I am looking for. :D

good video very helpful.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

5 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Thanks for watching!

Great video, thanks for sharing the info

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

YW, consider subscribing! :)

Awesome instructions. We'll start with lost-foam casting in regular sand, but we'll get to this level down the road. Thanks for sharing!

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

YW!, I see people using regular sand all the time. Since I had green sand I figured I would just use that. Lost foam is pretty cool :)

Wow this is great!! Thanks!

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

great work!! thanks for sharing this. very useful information

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, hope it helped :)

Thank you! Great video. Now I know what I am doing tomorrow....

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

4 жыл бұрын

Nice!! 😊🤗

Yes thank you!

wow that's great just what I need , im wanting to caste sundials to put on concrete pillars I make , cheers

Man, thank you very much ! Your explanation is detailed ,effective and very easy to learn. After a long search on the internet I finally found it in this video of yours, i was unsure and was bothered by the question of how to get started. Now that I've seen and heard your explanation, everything is easy... Big friendly greetings from Serbia and thank you very much.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful! 😊

Thank you so much! Very good video.

I used to work in a steel foundry for a while many years ago (before UK got rid of most if its manufacturing industry) and was working with huge moulds and casts - your videos explain the whole process perfectly in a smaller scale and are brilliant! Thank you

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Harry!, much appreciated!

@lenny108

7 ай бұрын

Casting sand when used for metal has no water in it.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 ай бұрын

@@lenny108 it depends on what kind of sand you make, my sand uses water

@lenny108

7 ай бұрын

@@MakinSumthinFromNuthin Let's say you pour a metal in that mold that has a temperature of 900 C the whole mold will explode when there is water in the sand. The water immediately turns into steam.

Just enjoyed this vid, and so I subbed. A question for you, that I've asked several other Casters..., have you ever poured alum into an open mold, and the have it rise up, like a muffin.., and then start making large crystals of alum on the surface? My first pour came out normal, & was mostly from extruded alum. The 2nd melt & pour was mostly alum transformer windings. Thanks for any advice or help that you can give. I'll be making my first batch of your version of Green sand tomorrow. Happy & safe pours!

Awesome....

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank You!

Very nice.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marc! :)

everything I needed to know and no BS, well done and thanks

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

4 жыл бұрын

TY

@randylouie8704

2 жыл бұрын

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@gregoryaxton9723

2 жыл бұрын

@Randy Louie instablaster :)

@randylouie8704

2 жыл бұрын

@Gregory Axton Thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process now. I see it takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.

@randylouie8704

2 жыл бұрын

@Gregory Axton it did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy! Thank you so much you saved my ass!

Thanks for sharing and thanks for a very informative video on how to make Green Sand for casting. Thanks again

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it and found it useful. Consider subscribing! :)

@suoppsdn9751

6 жыл бұрын

I did subscribe. Downloaded this one and the casting of the Virgin of Guadalupe. I will look over channel and download more of your vids. Thanks a million

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

6 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! :)

Skill is strong in this one. Thanks for this great tutorial 🤜🏻💥🤛🏻

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

2 жыл бұрын

TY!!!

Very helpful! Thanks for sharing.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great tutorial..and what a money saver,,in UK casting sand is expensive..cheers for the knowledge

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

sweet! thanks! this helps me allot! I may be starting to do some casting soon!

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

Great!, glad it helped! Subscribe and Thanks for Watching! :)

Watched another of your video and didn't know what green sand was. Then checked your channel and boom here it is. Great video. Thanks for making this!

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

Жыл бұрын

Glad you found it! :)

Great video, thank you

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

8 ай бұрын

thanks!

Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE if the video helps you with your desire to do Sand Casting. TY! :)

@_AmorFisH_

7 жыл бұрын

nice job, man

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Raoul! :)

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, I would never cast metal directly into plaster. This sand is reusable forever, simply add clay when needed :)

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

I have a video up on some foam casting, it worked ok but I wasnt writing home about it :)

@jerrywhidby5259

7 жыл бұрын

Makin Sumthin From Nuthin There is a video where a guy uses lost PLA he 3D printed to cast an object. He encased it in plaster, and it turned out great.

I think you could use a small electric cement and or mortar mixer would save alotta time but great job though makes a sweet mold gonna have to remember this one thanks for sharin gl

thank you so much for the video. im just starting to make my blacksmithing and this helped a lot

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

3 жыл бұрын

Very welcome!

Thumbs Up ..

Great video, I have watched several, this is the best yet!

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words :) Consider subscribin, lotsa DIY casting videos here! :)

Thank you!

Fine!

Very nicely presented ,no nonsense,straight and to the point.Never heard of play-sand in Ireland and kitty litter I also need to research.I also need to find another method of breaking down the kitty litter.(probably make another project out of that).One thing is sure ; I am going to have a go.And I think I will also have a go at making an air-tight lid so it holds as much moisture as it needs without having to remix.Thanks for sharing and I will let you know how it went.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes...an airtight container is perfect. Greetings from USA :)

After finding that a bag of casting sand on the internet was $85, plus expensive shipping, it was wonderful to learn that good casting sand can be made in this way. Also noticed you cut slots in the perimeter of your casting trays like the professional ones -- seemed like a great security measure. Good video.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad I could help you out! :)

Excellent. Thanks from Aus

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

This is what i needed to know. Thank you so much.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

4 жыл бұрын

Works well for me....good luck!!!

thanks for the clear instructions! I am inching my way towards aluminum casting and I'll use this recipe when the time comes. I need to make a forge first! Now I'm off to watch your flask making video!

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

You're Welcome! I also have a forge build video if ya wanna check it out. Thanks for Watching! :)

@kansascountry970

7 жыл бұрын

+Makin Sumthin From Nuthin OK, I got ahead of myself and decided to try this today. home depot must get the sand from a different place around you. I got the same quikrete play sand and the same strainer from walmart and started to sift. I am not getting hardly ANYTHING. almost all of the sand is big enough that it wont go through that fine strainer. I grabbed the strainer from the house that isnt as fine and it let much more though but I am not happy with how course the sand is. Any ideas?

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

Usually the Play Sand is extremely fine sand...maybe they have a bad supplier at your store....Try the play sand at Lowes maybe ? :-/

thanks for the info

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Excellent demonstration, thank you for the ideas and the clear explanations. This green sand was always a bit of a mistery to me, thanks again.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words, Hope the video helped you. Consider subscribing if ya like my channels vids :)

@glennfelpel9785

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have subscribed thank you for the invite!

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

7 жыл бұрын

Thx for watching & your subscribe :)

Great tutorial.. Thank You.. 🍻🍻

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Ray!!

@raysplace6548

6 ай бұрын

@@MakinSumthinFromNuthin Watching some of your other videos.. Cool stuff.. Subbed..🍻👍

nice work

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you

Thanks for the help. I will be making some up today and casting my first casting today. Pray for me.

@MakinSumthinFromNuthin

6 жыл бұрын

Nice, just take your time and be careful not to put too much moisture in your sand, thats the most common mistake ~ Richard

I found this very informative as since June last year I have been working in a foundary but there we use air set resin sand and I have bought myself a small melting furnace to try making stuff from aluminium cans and I have bought some petrobond casting sand but because of the expense of it was told to use green sand as backing for it so I don't use much .

@zaherdamardji824

3 жыл бұрын

Hello my Freind can show me more about aluminum foundry , i really want to learn it If you can this is my email: zaherdamardji@gmail.com

I bought a small cement mixer at Harbor Freight store and it mixes bentonite clay with the sand very good.